Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has successfully launched the
first solar powered spacecraft IKAROS alongside the Venus Climate
Orbiter AKATSUKI. This is the first successful after 100 years ago of
solar sail spacecraft ideas. Read more at The First Solar Powered
Spacecraft <http://earthalternate.blogspot.com/>

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